"Swordfish!" by ratfugel
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Another very simple aircraft portrait just in case these wonderful old stringbags should get forgotten. Don't forget, it was their sinking of the Italian fleet at Taranto that gave the Japs the idea of attacking the US fleet at Pearl Harbour. (They have always been good at copying other folks' ideas).
Comments (14)
tallpindo
"Put fear and loathing down their throats!"
Penters
Good old Stringbag..excellent work
Roger60
Looks old fashioned. Fine art.
bmac62
Aircraft similar to this did in the Battleship Bismarck, didn't they? Very nice render. Will look for more. Bill
wingnut55
i like this very much, but the crew are a bit out of scale, the Swordfish was a big plane.
neiwil
250 Swordfish Mk II ordered from blackburn Aircraft limited under contract No B31192/39 (LS151-LS461) built at Sherburn-in-Elmet of which all delivered May 1943 onwards. Excellent render, have to agree with wingnut55 Re:scale, but still an evocative reminder of an important aircraft.Thanks for this.
Fidelity2
Very cool. 5+.
NetWorthy
A flight of 8 Fairey Swordfish damaged the Bismarck's rudder causing it to helplessly steam in a huge circle, making an easy target for the massing English fleet. Surviving Bismarck gun crews reported their tracking mechanisms wouldn't work properly: The Swordfish were too slow, all 8 returned unharmed! Great job!
Cosme..D..Churruca
super well done.
Emil-arts
A much underrated aircraft and gave a lesson that old definitely doesn't mean out. Great image Warren, do you have a source of models some of us don't know about.
JLyons
I am curious, is this a 3d model or a photograph mapped onto a flat plane?
debbielove
A fine image, mate. Only thing out, crew scale but apart from that, brilliant job. The last Swordfish Squadron was retired in May, 1945. so they saw out the war in Front line service. Excellent, more please, Rob
ratfugel
Not a photograph. A simple 3D model. Sorry. It's the way I do 'em!
kjer_99
And don't forget that they also put the Bismarck's rudder out of whack so the Royal Navy could catch up to her and sink her. One of my favorite planes.